The best gastronomies in Florence
Where to buy excellent products for a dream festive lunch
Tuscan cuisine is a must all over the world and in Florence there are true temples of taste, small and large delicatessens where you can buy all kinds of cold meats and cheeses, fresh pasta, bread and excellent bottles of wine.
Today we take you by the hand inside the best delicatessens in Florence to discover with you the specialities that will make your Christmas lunches and dinners a real wow effect!
Pegna
Via dello Studio, 8
ph. +39 055 282701
A few steps from the Duomo, is one of the most famous Florentine historic shops in the world. An old grocery, full of all sorts of specialities: mainly Tuscan, but also national and foreign (such as Fauchon). Worth mentioning is the deli counter where expert assistants explain to you and serve valued cheese, salami and every kind of ham. There is also a wide selection of wines, colonial imports, spices, coffee, tea and chocolate.
PegnaGastronomia Enoteca Galanti
Piazza della Libertà, 31r
ph. +39 055 490359
Since 1960, Gastronomia Galanti has been synonymous with haute gastronomy and has its precious roots in traditional peasant cuisine. Cult dish: handmade chicken galantines with a careful selection of ingredients including salted tongue, pistachios, parmesan cheese and eggs. Must: liver or fish sauces for crostini, salmon aspic, ricotta and spinach cannelloni with cherry tomatoes, crespelle alla fiorentina, swordfish in a leek and pink pepper crust, classic chicken galantine or truffle galantine, orange arista as well as many assorted side dishes.
Gastronomia Galanti Gastronomia Boschetti
Borgo Ognissanti, 121
ph. +39 055 213078
A cosy, family-run place where you can buy the best Tuscan specialities at the counter. Cult dish: the Russian salad. Must: the chicken in galantine, the voulevant with mushrooms or shrimps, the salmistrata tongue, the delicate Tuscan crostini dough, the mostarda and salsa verde, as well as fresh handmade tortellini and ravioli.
Boschetti Gastronomia Omero
Via del Pian dei Giullari, 47
ph. +39 055 220053
Not just a trattoria but an excellent trattoria. Cult dish: Penna strascicata Omero with beef ragout and a touch of cream. Must: pasta and chickpeas, ribollita, pappardella with duck, wild boar stew.
Omero La Botteghina Dell'Augusta
interno Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio
ph. +39 055 234 6667
High quality products from all over Italy, especially from Tuscany and Calabria. Cult: tortellini, ravioli filled with buffalo and porcini mushrooms or pecorino and pepper. Must: tortellini for broth, ravioli filled with ricotta spinach, stuffed with pumpkin, pecorino and sliced meats.
La botteghina dell'AugustaDeli 1891 Firenze
Piazzale di Porta Romana, 1r
ph. +39 055 221074
Tuscan cuisine not taken for granted at Deli 1891. Cult: aubergine parmigiana and lasagne with home-made pasta and beef ragout from the owners' farm. Must: meatballs, home-grown vegetables, fresh pasta from their in-house pasta factory.
DELI 1891 FIRENZE – DISPENSA DEL PODERE
